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Development of a Variant Process-Planning Tool: A Case Study
Santos, António Duarte; Ávila, Paulo; Santos, Bebiana; Mota, Alzira; Castro, Hélio; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Bastos, João; Sá, José CarlosPurpose: This study addresses the development of a variant process planning tool, following the Knowledge-Based Variant Process Planning methodology, applied in a case study and presents the gains achieved. Methodology/Approach: Case study supported by six steps: (1) Feature Analysis, (2) Knowledge Retrieval, (3) Inference, (4) Plan Adaptation, (5) Knowledge Update, and (6) Plan Validation/Optimisation. Finding...
Combining DDMRP and CONWIP: A simulation study of the pool-sequencing rule
Fernandes, Nuno O.; Almeida, João; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Ávila, Paulo; Silva, Sílvio ,Two essential tasks in production planning and control are the generation and the release of orders to the shop floor. In this study order, generation is based on the Demand Driven Materials Requirement Planning system, while order release is based on the CONstant Work-in-Process system. Although the two systems alone have been extensively studied, their combination has received much less attention. In this pap...
The DDMRP replenishment model: An assessment by simulation
Fernandes, Nuno O.; Djabi, Suleimane; Thürer, Matthias; Ávila, Paulo; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Silva, Sílvio C.Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) has been proposed as a solution for managing uncertainty and variability in supply chains by combining decoupling, buffer management and demand-driven planning principles. A key element of DDMRP is its inventory replenishment model, which relies on dynamically adjusted inventory buffers rather than fixed stock levels. However, parameterization of these buffer...
Comparative analysis of Multicriteria Decision‐Making methods for bus washing p...
Ávila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira; Oliveira, Eliana; Castro, Hélio; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Bastos, João; Fernandes, Nuno O.; Moreira, JoaquimWater is at the core of sustainable development, and its use for human activities, including vehicle washing, should be done in a sustainable way. There are several technical solutions for washing buses offering different performances, making it difficult to choose the one that best meets the requirements of each specific case. The literature on the topic hardly analyzes the choice of the best technical solutio...
Industry 4.0 in the automotive sector: development of a decision support tool f...
Bessa, Ruben; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Fernandes, Nuno O.; Ávila, Paulo; Ramos, Ana L.The concept of Industry 4.0 promises to transversally revolutionise industries. Simulation, as one of the main pillars of Industry 4.0, allows improvements in the organisational and production processes of companies. This research work develops a decision support tool based on system dynamics, that address the problem of car dealership sales forecast and evolution depending on the commercial strategies adopted....
Demand driven material requirements planning: using the buffer status to schedu...
Fernandes, Nuno O.; Guedes, Nelson; Thürer, Matthias; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Ávila, Paulo; Silva, Sílvio do CarmoDemand Driven Material Requirements Planning argues that production re-plenishment orders should be scheduled on the shop floor according to the buffers’ on-hand inventory. However, the actual performance impact of this remains largely unknown. Using discrete event simulation, this study com-pares scheduling based on the on-hand inventory, with scheduling based on the inventory net flow position. Results of our...
Collaborative Planning in Non-Hierarchical Networks—An Intelligent Negotiation-...
Bastos, João; Azevedo, Américo; Ávila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira; Costa, Lino; Castro, HelioIn today’s competing business market, companies are constantly challenged to dynamically adapt to customer expectations by diminishing the time response that goes from the beginning of the business opportunity to the satisfaction of the customer need. Simultaneously, there is increased recognition of the advantages that companies obtain in focusing on their core business and seeking other competencies through p...
Literature review of decision models for the sustainable implementation of Robo...
Patrício, Leonel; Ávila, Paulo; Varela, Leonilde; Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela; Pinto Ferreira, Luís; Bastos, João; Castro, Helio; Silva, JoséRobotic Process Automation (RPA) is a rules-based system for automating business processes by software bots that mimic human interactions to relieve employees from tedious work. It was verified in the literature that there are few works related to RPA decision support models. This technology is in great growth and, therefore, it becomes important to study the evaluation of the implementation of RPA. The objecti...
Data Science for Industry 4.0 and Sustainability: A Survey and Analysis Based o...
Castro, Helio; Costa, Filipe; Ferreira, Tânia; Ávila, Paulo; Cruz-Cunha, Manuela; Ferreira, Luís; Putnik, Goran D.; Bastos, JoãoIn the last few years, the industrial, scientific, and technological fields have been subject to a revolutionary process of digitalization and automation called Industry 4.0. Its implementation has been successful mainly in the economic field of sustainability, while the environmental field has been gaining more attention from researchers recently. However, the social scope of Industry 4.0 is still somewhat neg...
A simulation study of aircraft boarding strategies
Moreira, Hélio; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Fernandes, Nuno O.; Silva, Francisco J.G.; Ramos, Ana L.; Ávila, PauloTo ensure the safety of passengers concerning virus propagation, such as COVID-19, and keep the turnaround time at low levels, airlines should seek efficient aircraft boarding strategies in terms of both physical distancing and boarding times. This study seeks to analyze the impact of different boarding strategies in the context of the International Air Transport Association’s recommendations during the pandemi...